Sunshine (she/her)M to Buy European@feddit.uk · 14 hours agoOvercoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Unionopensource.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up151arrow-down10
arrow-up151arrow-down1external-linkOvercoming barriers to Open Source procurement in the European Unionopensource.orgSunshine (she/her)M to Buy European@feddit.uk · 14 hours agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squaretabarnaski@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 hours agoAnd, several countries have laws that favor purchasing the cheapest solutions in the public sector. So a part of the legal argument already exists.
minus-squarejol@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 hours agoThe trick is that Microsoft lobbied enough to make sure that no other viable solution exists, so they are technically the cheapest. Not even kidding. Ms Office has no legal alternative in many countries.
And, several countries have laws that favor purchasing the cheapest solutions in the public sector. So a part of the legal argument already exists.
The trick is that Microsoft lobbied enough to make sure that no other viable solution exists, so they are technically the cheapest. Not even kidding. Ms Office has no legal alternative in many countries.